Chapter Twenty-Two: An Alternative Showdown
"Alright, to satisfy everyone's wishes, we just dragged that author who was banging the gong out and gave him a beating. I believe he won't disappoint you again, and he sincerely hopes that you will give him another chance."
"I'm sure everyone will remember that match. If you want to reminisce, wait until after today's matches conclude. Today's battle has only just begun..."
"Now, please welcome the second pair of contestants, Raven Tail, Black Snake VS Lamia Scale, Toby!"
"We just witnessed a clash of skills; now we're about to see a battle between a python and a hunting dog. Who will emerge victorious?"
Azuma spoke up, "I hope it's a fair fight!" Azuma and Makarov had been best friends since childhood, and Yazma was very concerned about Fairy Tail. Back then, Fairy Tail was always getting into trouble, and Yazma was always the one speaking up for Fairy Tail in the Magic Council. Of course, Yazma also knew that Raven Tail was a dark guild run by Makarov's son, Ivan.
"Oh...! Cool... Toby looks like a dog...!" Jason, who had been in charge of interviewing the Mage Weekly, also came to the commentary booth;
"Has the match started?" Lucy asked Natsu, Gray, and Wendy as she ran to the players' stands. The stands allowed players to better analyze their opponents' magic. Lucy had just gone to greet Erza.
"Just about to begin...!" Wendy said.
"That kobold from Lyon's team is up...!" Gray said.
"But the opponent is a crow...!"
"A raven...?" Lucy looked towards the Raven Tail with slight surprise, and was somewhat astonished to see Freya, who had competed with her yesterday, covered in bruises.
Freya noticed Lucy looking at her too, "Blonde..."
"Freya, stop embarrassing yourself," Ivan said.
"But that guy is looking this way..." Freya said, pointing at Lucy.
But before she could finish speaking, Ivan covered her mouth with his hand. "You want to be disciplined again? Do you know how dangerous it was yesterday? You actually dared to lay a hand on that man's child. If that man had really made a move, none of us would have survived. You almost ruined my plans."
"I... I'm sorry, please forgive me..." Freya trembled uncontrollably as she listened to the instructions.
"Then let the battle begin...!"
"Clang..." With the sound of the gong once again, the competition began;
"Oh oh oh oh um...!"
"Whoosh...!" Toby's fingers instantly lengthened, lashing out at the Black Snake. "Paralyzing Claw! Big Jellyfish!" His hands moved swiftly.
The Black Snake kept dodging, then seemed to lose its balance and fall down. "Whoosh...!" The person suddenly vanished.
"Disappeared...!" Toby exclaimed in surprise.
"Idiot! That's Mimicry Magic!" Jura shouted.
A sandstorm rose from the ground, "Sand Dune Riot!" A Sandstorm swept up from Toby's feet, throwing Toby to the ground;
"That's my magic...!" Marcus exclaimed in surprise;
"He can mimic other people's magical abilities!" Lucky exclaimed.
"Mimicry, huh! That's quite a rare ability," the First Generation Mavis said.
"Is he that amazing? Is he as amazing as Dad?" The two children now idolize Chen Fan. For so many years, Chen Fan has never shown his true strength, always just boasting to his children, making them think Chen Fan was just bragging. They only recently learned that their dad is actually so awesome— the Strongest Man in Fiore! It sounds so cool! The two children's personalities are almost exactly like Chen Fan's.
"No matter how strong you are, you're no match for Dad!" Mavis said with a smile.